Jerry Sloan

Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball with the Evansville Purple Aces before being selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the fourth overall pick of the 1965 NBA draft. After spending his rookie season with the Bullets, he played the remainder of his career with the Chicago Bulls, retiring due to injuries in 1976. Nicknamed "the Original Bull," Sloan was a two-time NBA All-Star and a six-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and he became the first player to have his number retired by the Bulls.

Sloan played 11 seasons in the NBA before beginning a 30-year coaching career, 23 of which were spent as head coach of the Utah Jazz from 1988 to 2011. He compiled a regular-season record of 1,221–803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins at the time he retired. He was the fifth coach to reach 1,000 NBA victories. NBA commissioner David Stern referred to Sloan as "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history."

Sloan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.